Planning application
Driving Test Centre Forest Hills Drive Southampton SO18 2FY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from driving test centre to taxi company headquarters (Sui generis) and amendments to boundary treatment (Amended description).
As published by the council, reference 26/00984/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00984/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bitterne Park
- Postcode
- SO18 2FY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Southampton
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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